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Growing appetite for luxury goods
MAY 08, 2012
The global luxury market is forecast to grow by up to seven per cent in 2012 despite the financial crisis.
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Munch's 'The Scream' may fetch $80m in NY
MAY 02, 2012
$80 million is the expected price tag for Edvard Munch's The Scream, which goes under the hammer in New York on Wednesday.
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'Scream' set to make noise at New York art auction
APR 28, 2012
The only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is estimated to sell for at least $80 million at Sotheby's next week as the star of the New York spring art auctions.
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LA mega mansion fire sale
APR 18, 2012
An empty Los Angeles mansion so extravagant it failed to find a buyer after the 2008 US housing crash is going back on the market for a fraction of its original price.
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British Library buys Europe's oldest book for $14.2m
APR 17, 2012
The St Cuthbert gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, will remain in Britain after a record-breaking fundraising campaign by the British Library, it said Tuesday.
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Hollywood looks to China for box office growth
APR 09, 2012
China's booming movie industry is attracting interest from Hollywood heavyweights, as they chase bigger box-office returns to offset tighter margins at home.
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Picasso found at US op-shop
MAR 30, 2012
A US man has bought an original Picasso print for just $13.50 at an Ohio op-shop.
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The most surprising copyrights and trademarks
MAR 28, 2012
There are countless other copyrights and trademarks that we never thought would exist.
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Philippine swordsmith has Hollywood touch
FEB 13, 2012
Filomeno de Guzman does not know Sparta from medieval Scotland, but the Philippine swordsmith is an expert at replicating ancient warriors' tools for killing each other.
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Why Madonna won't be paid for Super Bowl half-time show
FEB 06, 2012
Madonna released the song "Material Girl" in 1985, and she's spent the intervening time proving the moniker true. She earned $58 million in 2010 and grossed $280 million on her last tour, averaging $6 million in nightly ticket sales.
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